Thanks for this information, i am indeed looking for a more budget option, something like the 'magni 2' is exactly what im looking for, just an amp, without a dac, with a volume knob.
is there anything similar to the Magni 2, maybe even cheaper (on amazon it is 120$)? is there anything like that from FiiO or any other company's you can recommend?
Thanks

Hi everyone,
i own a pair of Sennheiser 558's. i also have a Xonar D1.
my purpose in a headphone amp is to be able get higher volumes and also have a physical volume Knob.
i know there are amps that are bundled with a DAC, i would like to keep my Xonar card running and just gain the two points i stated above.
i have heard about Bass improvement too which i wouldn't mind for some cases.
i can tell the difference between good and bad sound, but am far...

Hi, i have a Xonar D1 and a pair of Sennheiser 558's.
i would like to get more volume than my system is currently letting me.
could you please recommend a budget amp just to crank my volume up more than i am getting from just the Xonar D1?
would be nice if it had some kind of a bass boost as well, as the 558's aren't known for their bass.
Cheers

Hi,
i own an ASUS Xonar D1, Sennheiser 558's and 2.0 logitech speakers.
both of what im using for listening is 2 channels, in the xonar config window it states that for instance if im watching
blurays with dts or playing games i should have the audio channel set to 6 or 8. is this only if you have 5.1 or 7.1 setup
or does it take advantage of the virtual speaker/headphone option.
should i be sticking to 2 channels only whether its with 2 speakers or...

OK thanks for that info, I'm probably thinking really faulty here but how i see things is bigger is better and the E11 is small, i don't want anything too big, lets say no more than the E9 or an O2 size and my budget is preferably under 100 dollars.
how do the battery's work in the e11 do you need to re charge them when not using portably, or can it be plugged in via usb and be powered permanently ?
cheers

right now im using on board audio (p8z68 v pro gen3). will the D1 drive them any better since they both dont have on board amps ?
i dont really need a portable, this will be for my desktop, do you know of anything else? would the E9 be too much?
thanks